Reading Number 2

Being an effective writer in college is basically what this section is about. Instead of describing the writing process, Faigley trys to get his readers to think about their aim. Developing a good thesis statement and backing it up with a good arguement is one of his main points in this reading. He relates your thesis statement to your aim of what you want to right. The other point Faigley wanted to get across is to think about your genre. Sentence and paragraph length, word chocie and relationship to the reader are all important to differentiate your genres. For example you would not say "wazzup?" in a research report to your professor or vice versa "In an era of dicontinuous change, an examination of mission-critical pursuits funnels down to our exceedance of our standars" in a text message to your friends.
Further in the reading Faigley gets more specific on how you should write effectively. Logos, pathos and ethos are mentioned in the reading as effective ways to appeal to the audience. He says that when used in the proper way, they can persuade, if not convince, an audience of your ideas. Faigley trys to get the writer to step out of his own shoes and get in the audiences. This is boldy stated in his mini excerpt "Imagine your readers." Once again I find this book helps me learn how to write on a level I can understand! (He should write high school englsih textbooks!)